Abbotsford Reaping Benefits of Trash Pickup Every Two Weeks

As Mission residents get used to a new world of bi-weekly garbage and weekly recyclable pickups, newly released statistics show Abbotsford continues to reap dividends from making the same shift back in 2013.

Figures provided to The News by the city show that the amount of non-compostable and recyclable garbage going to the dump has decreased, from 12,600 tonnes in 2012, the year before the change, to 7,200 tonnes in 2013, 7,700 tonnes in 2014 and 7,700 tonnes in 2015.

The numbers also show the diversion rate, which calculates the amount of composting and recycling kept out of regular trash, has risen every year.